Teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a social problem because it is associated with poverty, lack of education, quality healthcare, community violence, gang membership involvement, alcohol, and a high dependency ratio. These are some of the factors that socially contribute to teenage pregnancy in America. According to Moore 1993, as cited in healthy teen network 2008:3, there is a relation between people living in poverty, a lack of proper education, and early birth rates. The more people are educated, counseled, and given awareness, the less likely number of people who will exist without the skills and knowledge necessary to get work, handle situations in their lives and make informed decisions. This would somehow reduce the chances of teen pregnancy.
Children in Denton, TX, are likely to have lower achievement in life, drop out of high school, have more health problems, be incarcerated during adolescence, encounter teenage birth, and face unemployment. This is because teenage mothers cannot attain high school education, which would give them chances of employment, enabling them to gain income to provide for their children’s needs. This greatly affects their children’s progress in life
Sandra L Hofferth. (n.d.). The children of teen CHILDBEARERS – Risking the future – NCBI bookshelf. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK219236/